A17183:970
Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)
Fifty godly and learned sermons divided into five decades, containing the chief and principal points of Christian religion, written in three several tomes or sections, by Henry Bullinger minister of the church of Tigure in Switzerland. Whereunto is adjoined a triple or three-fold table very fruitful and necessary. Translated out of Latin into English by H.I. student in divinity.Fiftie godlie and learned sermons diuided into fiue decades, conteyning the chiefe and principall pointes of Christian religion, written in three seuerall tomes or sections, by Henrie Bullinger minister of the churche of Tigure in Swicerlande. Whereunto is adioyned a triple or three-folde table verie fruitefull and necessarie. Translated out of Latine into English by H.I. student in diuinitie.
London: printed by Henry Middleton for Ralph Newberrie, 1577London: printed by Henry Middleton for Ralphe Newberrie, 1577
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Whereas we read in the second Chapter of the Acts, that all which believed were joined in one, it must not so be understood, as though they like Monks forsaking every one his proper house, did dwell together in common all in one house, but that they, as it is immediately after added, continued daily in the temple with one accord: not that they left off every man to eat in his own house, and to provide things necessarily required of nature or that every one sold the house that he had, since there is afterward added, Breaking bread from house to house. If they brake bread from house to house, let these Anabaptists answer in what houses the ⟨p. 262⟩Christians at Jerusalem did break their bread. In the houses of unbelievers? I think nay. Therefore they brake bread & eat meat in the houses of the faithful. Howe therefore did they all sell or forsake their lands and houses? how did they live together like cloisterers? whereas Luke saith therefore, that so many as believed were joined in one, that is to be understood, that they did often times assemble in the temple, so then that communicating of goods among the Christians, was nothing else but a sale, which the wealthier sort made of their lands and houses, to the end that by bestowing that money, the poor might be relieved, least they being compelled by penury and famine, should turn from Christianity to Judaism again.
Whereas wee read in the second Chapiter of the Actes, that all which beléeued were ioyned in one, it must not so bee vnderstoode, as though they like Monks forsaking euery one his proper house, did dwell together in common all in one house, but that they, as it is immediately after added, continued daily in the temple with one accord: not that they left off euery man to eate in his owne house, and to prouide things necessarilie required of nature or that euery one sold the house that hée had, since there is afterwarde added, Breaking bread from house to house. If they brake bread from house to house, let these Anabaptistes aunsweare in what houses the ⟨p. 262⟩Christians at Hierusalem did breake their bread. In the houses of vnbeleuers? I think nay. Therefore they brake bread & eate meat in the houses of the faithfull. Howe therefore did they all sell or forsake their lāds and houses? howe did they liue together like cloysterers? whereas Luke saith therefore, that so many as beléeued were ioyned in one, that is to be vnderstoode, that they did often times assemble in the temple, so then that communicating of goods among the Christians, was nothing else but a sale, which the welthier sorte made of their landes and houses, to the end that by bestowing that money, the poore might be relieued, least they being compelled by penurie and famine, should turne from Christianitie to Iudaisme againe.